Health & Wellbeing

HIV infection among over-50s has more than doubled in seven years.

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The Food Standards Agency in England is to lose its responsibilities for nutrition and labelling.

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Twenty years ago, William Styron, the American author of Sophie's Choice, wrote what many regard as the definitive account of severe depression in his memoir Darkness Visible.

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The world literally fades to grey when we feel blue, scientists have discovered.

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Children with autism may in future be diagnosed by the way they talk and parents may be able to measure their progress by monitoring their speech. Scientists have discovered that the condition has a "unique vocal signature" which could allow affected children to be identified before they show obvious symptoms.

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Air fresheners and some cleaning products increase the risk of breast cancer, a study suggests.

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